Opportunities for Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or Education Health Care Plans in Birmingham POST 16 Transition Booklet 2018 To download an electronic version visit: www.birmingham.gov.uk/senar
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Transition to Post 16 Placement for Students with Statements of Special Educational Needs/ Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in Birmingham 2018
Dear parent/carer,
We know that your son/daughter’s move into further education can be an anxious time. This booklet has been put together for all young people who have a statement of special educational needs (SEN) or Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan to help them through Post16 transition. It includes information about Post 16 educational settings in Birmingham and about how to express a preference for the placements that they wish to attend.
On 1 September 2014 a new system of assessing and making educational provision for students with special educational needs was introduced. To transfer a student from a statement to an EHC Plan involves a “transfer review”. This requires us, the LA, to complete an EHC needs assessment. This will involve three steps:
• Step 1 – a transfer review meeting
• Step 2 – your son/daughter will receive a draft EHC Plan
• Step 3 – the final EHC Plan will be issued
Student transferring to Year group Term for EHC Legal deadline for EHC Plan Review Meeting EHC Plan to be transferred
In year 11, transfer from Year 11 Within the first half term 31 March 2018 school to a school sixth in Autumn 2017 form, post 16 provider or apprenticeship
KS5 – year 13 and 14, Year 13/14 Within the first half term 31 March 2018 transfers to post 16 provider in Autumn 2017 or apprenticeship
Leaving Youth Custody Year 13 and under On release 20 weeks from start of the process.
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2 A large proportion of young people with a statement of SEN attend local Post 16 placements where their needs are well met with the education, training and support provided. Therefore, if your son/daughter is considering a placement at a local college or sixth form, section 21 of this booklet provides details about these individual placements. Information is also provided about specialist Post 16 placements; these are detailed in sections 23, 24 and 25 of the booklet. If a student is seeking work (vocational) based training, then section 27 will give them more details of relevant training providers. We have also created a user friendly document called ‘Next Steps’ to help young people through this process.
Your son/daughter will have been given advice on the type of placement that is suitable for them through discussions with their current placement at their transfer review meeting. If they are interested in a particular Post 16 placement they will need to contact the placement directly to arrange a visit. Please be aware that there is a dual process in Birmingham this year which means that as well as putting your son/daughter’s post 16 preferences on the form included within this pack, you should also apply directly to the post 16 setting for a place. I would advise that your son/daughter seek support from the Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and the Careers Adviser at their current placement. This will help them make an informed decision about their future placement and express a suitable preference.
If, after reading this booklet, you still need further help or advice then you can contact the LA’s Special Educational Needs Assessment & Review Team (SENAR) on 0121 303 1888.
You will be informed of the Post 16 placement that your son/daughter has been allocated by 31 March 2018.
I wish your son/daughter every success in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Jill Crosbie Acting Assistant Director, SEND
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3 Contents Introduction by Jill Crosbie, Interim Assistant Director 2 1. Timeline for the SEN Post 16 transfer process 5 2. How the Post 16 transfer process will work 6 3. Meeting your son/daughter’s needs 7 4. Finding out about Birmingham placements 8 5. Who should complete a preference form 8 6. Not submitting a preference form 9 7. How to complete the preference form 10 8. Applying for a Post 16 placement in other Local Authorities 11 9. Applying for an Independent Specialist Provider 11 10. Transitions Into Adulthood (Adult Services) 14 11. Home address 15 12. How places are allocated 16 13. Notifying you of the allocated placement 17 14. Appeals and amendments 17 15. Special Education Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) 17 16. Travel Assistance 18 17. Raising Participation Age (RPA) 19 18. Careers Advice and Information/Support 20 19. Not in Education, Employment or Training in Birmingham (NEET) 21 20. How do qualifications compare? 22 21. Contacts 23 22. Details of Mainstream Secondary Schools with Sixth Form Centres 26 23. Post 16 Specialist Vocational Colleges 37 24. Details of Special Sixth Form Centres 38 25. Resource Bases 42 26. Independent Specialist Providers in Birmingham 46 27. Post 19 Providers 47 28. Vocational Training Providers in Birmingham 48 29. List of courses available at Vocational Training Providers 50 30. General Further Education (GFEs) & Sixth Form Colleges 52 31. Open Days 56 32. List of courses available at GFE Colleges 58 33. Your son/daughter’s guide to data protection 63 34. Career Action Plan 65
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4 1. Timeline for the SEN Post 16 transfer process
Which? What Happens?
Autumn Term 2017 onwards 1. Student/parent needs to attends open days at Post 16 placements and apply directly to the Post 16 setting. 2. Post 16 placements need to inform SENAR of all applications received from young people with SEN/EHCP.
By 20 October 2017 1. School Careers Adviser arranges a full careers guidance interview and issues a Career Action Plan for all those with a Statement of SEN/EHC Plan (template to be completed is on www.mycareinbirmingham.org.uk.) 2. School/Placement SENCO arranges the Transfer Review meeting in order to complete the Transition Review form/ populate the EHCP. 3. Student/parent completes the Post 16 Preference Form and send to LA. 4. School/Placement sends the populated EHC template, Career Action plan, up-to-date school reports, Transition Review Report form and Student/Parent’s Preference Form to [email protected].
Between 20th October 2017 SENAR will consult with Post 16 placements about your son/ and 31st January 2018 daughter’s preferred options. SENAR will also consult with other appropriate placements that are in your son/daughter’s local community if necessary.
W/C 19th February 2018 Notice of Amendment and letter of intent will be sent you, identifying any proposed amendments to the EHC Plan and the intended Post 16 setting to be named in Section I of the EHC Plan. You will have 15 days to make written representations to the proposals.
On 30th March 2018 Final/amended final EHC Plan will be issued to name your child’s allocated Post 16 provision for September 2018.
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5 2. How the Post 16 transfer process will work
As your son/daughter has a Statement of SEN or EHC Plan and is due to move on to a Post 16 placement (e.g. college) in September 2018, they will have the opportunity to state their placement preference(s) using the Placement Preference Form in this booklet.
What your son/daughter needs to know: • Your son/daughter must complete a Birmingham LA Placement Preference Form specifically for learners with a Statement of SEN/EHC Plan. • If any of your son/daughter’s preferences are for a placement in another LA they must still complete the Birmingham LA Placement Preference Form and name the placement(s) in Part 3 of the form. • Birmingham LA is required to consult the Post 16 placement and the relevant LA, if it is not a Birmingham LA placement, before it can be named in your son/daughter’s EHC Plan. • A Post 16 placement will be allocated to your son/daughter in accordance with the SEN Code of Practice and the criteria set out in this booklet. • Your son/daughter will be given the opportunity to make representations and to discuss any concerns they have with their SENAR Officer about the place allocated. Their name and contact details will be in their notification letter. • If your son/daughter disagree with the offer they can appeal to the SEN Tribunal Service; the contact details will be included in the letter sent with their Final Amended EHC Plan.
Please note: The Children and Family Act 2014 states that, when amending/transferring to an EHC Plan, LAs must make arrangements to enable your son/daughter to say where they would prefer to receive their Post 16 education/training.
However, the number of places in all educational settings are limited, which means that it may not always be possible to allocate your son/daughter a place at their preferred placement.
Therefore options for placements should be maximised and we recommend four preferences are stated on the preference form. You can state up to four preferences.
Birmingham LA must comply with your son/daughter’s preference for a local college or sixth form unless: • The placement is unsuitable to their age, ability, aptitude or SEN, or • The placement would be incompatible with the efficient education of the other young people with whom they would be educated, or • The placement would be incompatible with the efficient use of resources.
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6 3. Meeting your son/daughter’s needs
Birmingham LA aims to provide students who have Statements of SEN/EHC Plans, with a range of opportunities in Post 16 to appropriately meet their needs.
We are committed to a policy of inclusion which means educating young people in the most appropriate provision and in accordance with their needs. Birmingham LA believes in the principle of students being educated/trained in their local community, as close to home as possible.
There are different types of mainstream Post 16 placements in Birmingham including:
• Local General Further Education colleges (GFEs) • Mainstream Sixth Forms Colleges and School Sixth Forms Some sixth forms have become Academies and are not controlled by the LA but have similar admission procedures. Some Free Schools have also been opened or are due to open in the City. These are not controlled by the LA, but operate separate but similar admission procedures to mainstream sixth form schools.
More specialist types of provision:
In addition to mainstream placements, there are 14 Special School Sixth Forms (three are co-located on mainstream secondary school sites). There are also six Resource Bases within mainstream schools that offer a range of specialist educational provision for different types of need.
The specialist provision available in the city caters for the following SEN:
• Cognition and Learning Needs (CLN)-including sensory and physical disability. • Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) • Visual Impairment (VI) • Hearing Impairment (HI) • Social, Emotional and Mental Health Differences (SEMH) There are also a number of Independent Specialist Providers meeting a variety of specialist needs. For more information see:
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7 4. Finding out about Birmingham placements
All General Further Education (GFE) Colleges, Sixth Forms and special Post 16 placements have their own prospectus or booklet that explains what subjects/courses they offer, the facilities they have and what they aim to provide for their students. Your son/daughter will need to contact these providers directly to request a copy. However, many educational establishments will have a copy of the prospectus on their website for your son/daughter to download. Further information can also be found on the Local Offer website at www.mycareinbirmingham.org.uk
Open Days
It’s a good idea to go along to open days so your son/daughter can talk to tutors and explore choices before making their decision. Check college websites and Social Media for dates of open days.
See Section 31 for information about open days.
5. Who should complete the preference form?
Those students listed in the grid on Page 2 must provide the LA with their preference form if they wish to remain in education. For example:
• All year 11 students must complete a preference form even if they are remaining in their current provision and submit to SENAR by 20th October 2017
• Any year 13 pupils (likely to be in a mainstream setting) whose placement is due to end by 31 August 2017 and need longer to complete and consolidate their education and training you must complete a preference form and submit to SENAR by 20 October 2017. Those who are due to leave education, or begin at university or start work must let us know by filling in Part 2 of the preference form.
• Any year 14 pupils. We expect the majority of students with EHCP/statements to complete their further education with their peers by the age of 19. However we recognise that some students with SEND need longer to complete and consolidate their education and training. If this is the case then you will need to complete a preference form which can be obtained from your current placement and submit to SENAR by 20 October 2017.
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8 6. Not submitting a preference form
If your son/daughter is changing placement in September 2018 then Birmingham LA is legally required to name the Post 16 placement by the 31 March deadline. Please be aware that there is a dual process, which means that as well as putting the post 16 choices on the Preference Form you should also apply directly to the post 16 setting for a place.
If you do not submit a Birmingham LA Preference Form, for Year 11 students we will:
• Attempt to contact your son/daughter to seek their views.
• Ask for advice from your son/daughter’s current school.
• Examine any information available, such as the most recent Transfer Review report and their Statement of SEN/EHC Plan.
• Consult with and allocate the nearest Post 16 provision that can meet your son/daughter’s SEN and that still has a place.
For all other year groups we will consider that you do not wish to remain in education and consider ceasing the EHCP
It is, therefore, important that your son/daughter expresses a preference for the Post16 placement that they would like to attend, where appropriate (following guidance outlined in section 5).
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9 7. How to complete the preference form
• Complete the form in BLOCK CAPITALS using black ink.
• PART 1: Check that your son/daughter’s details in Part 1 of the form are correct.
• PART 1: If the pre-printed address is incorrect, write the correct address in the space provided and attach proof of residence, such as a recent utility bill, by stapling it to the form.
• PART 2: If your son/daughter intends to leave education to attend university or begin work please complete this section and move onto part 6.
• PART 3: Enter the names of placements in the order of your son/daughter’s preference, starting with your son/daughter’s most preferred choice, including any preferences for placements in other Local Authorities.
• PART 3: If any of your son/daughter’s preferences are for a place in one of the Resource Bases, rather than the mainstream, please ensure your son/daughter write ‘Resource Base’ next to the name of the placement on the form.
• PART 3: If the placement your son/daughter has chosen has multiple campuses then please provide the name of the campus that they wish to attend. Please also include the name and level of course they wish to enrol on.
• PART 4: Please include the Career Action Plan and any other information that is relevant to your son/daughter’s preference(s). Attach additional sheets, by staple to the back of the form.
• PART 4: Complete the child in care details as applicable.
• PART 5: Make sure that your son/daughter has ticked the relevant boxes in this part.
• PART 6: Fully complete the parent/carer/guardian details.
• PART 6: Sign & date the declaration.
The deadline for the completed form to reach SENAR is 20 October 2017. You can either return it to your son/daughter’s school/placement SENCO or you can send it directly to SENAR preferably via email to [email protected] or by post to the address below.
SENAR (LC), PO Box 16289, Birmingham, B2 2XN
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10 8. Applying for a Post 16 placement in other Local Authorities
If your son/daughter live in Birmingham and any of their preferences are in another LA, then you still need to state them on the Preference Form. Birmingham LA is required to consult the placement and, if applicable, the other LA regarding your son/daughter’s request, on their behalf.
Remember, other LAs may not be able to offer your son/daughter a place, because the placement is full for example, or they do not feel they could meet their needs. Therefore, it is also advisable to include some Birmingham placements in the preferences.
9. Applying for an Independent Specialist Provider
For the majority of young people who have SEND education and training provision will be delivered in a mainstream setting. Outcomes for the vast majority of young people, including those with SEND, will be met most effectively when they are able to maintain their connections with their families, their friends and communities.
It is important to note that the LA is required to take into account funding considerations when making ISP educational placement decisions and can refuse if a placement would ‘be incompatible with the efficient education of others, or the efficient use ofesources.’ r (Code of Practice 2015) The LA will not confirm funding and commissioning decisions until the full costs and affordability of an educational placement have been considered in the light of the overall budget available. The total costs of the placement include the additional social and health care costs that might be needed.
In considering and securing an education programme, and with a view to maximising the efficient use of funds, the LA may look at pooling resources between different agencies, encouraging the formation of partnerships and building community capacity to secure appropriate funding from other agencies during the decision making process.
The LA will liaise with other agencies/service area to request funding to cover any health and care costs associated with the placement. The LA cannot guarantee that such funding will be forthcoming.
In the event that a local package of provision and support cannot be identified a decision will be sought from the relevant LA Panel which will consider cases in good time in order to meet the deadline of 31st March 2018.
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11 For funding a day placement the LA will need to be satisfied, on the basis of the available evidence that the majority of criteria below are met:
• There is no suitable local mainstream provision or package of provision that can meet the student’s reasonable education or training needs.
• There is evidence that the student has medical or care needs that cannot be addressed by local providers and that would prevent the students from accessing suitable education or training.
• The independent specialist provider is appropriate to the student’s needs.
• The programme proposed for the student, includes progression pathways and clear outcomes and identified destinations in line with the student’s preparation for adulthood.
Additionally requests for residential placements must also evidence that the assessment of the student’s reasonable education or training needs demonstrates that an essential element can only be provided in a residential setting and that other provision or packages of provision cannot meet those needs.
It is essential therefore that the evidence provided in support of any placement request is up- to- date (within last 12 months) and appropriate to the request being made. Evidence will need to demonstrate that the match between the aspirations of the student, their identified easonabler education and training needs and the learning programme is only available through an ISP. Sources of the evidence include:
Required evidence is as follows:
• EHC Plan.
• Careers Action Plan – see section 33.
• Relevant and up-to-date report(s) from the Multi-Agency Team around the student who have assessed the student and concluded they cannot put in place/ source a suitable package of provision and support to meet the student’s educational and/or training needs.
• a report from the ISP detailing how the provider can meet the student’s reasonable assessed education and training needs set out in the EHC Plan.
• The Preference form – see section 6 which provides signed consent of the student to share information, as appropriate.
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12 The list is not exhaustive and the LA may wish to seek additional relevant and up to date information depending on the individual circumstances of the student.
Whilst the LA will endeavour to take account of the wishes of students and their parents/carers, it does not have a legal duty to fund your preferred independent specialist provision, if it is satisfied that it can secure adequate provision locally. The LA will automatically seek a view from a LA mainstream or other local provider where an ISP application has been made, based on those listed in part 3 of a student’s preference form. Where no mainstream provider has been listed the LA will seek a view from a local provider that it feels can meet the student’s needs. The LA may also look to develop a personalised package of provision and support in a local setting(s) to meet the student’s needs/aspirations.
Should the student and his/her parents or carer not be satisfied with the decision they have the right to appeal against the decision and should follow the LA appeals process as set out in section 14.
Continuation of Placement for students already in ISP’s: Confirmation of continuing placements for existing students will be made on the basis of the annual review of progress for each student. This review will be undertaken by the ISP in partnership with the LA as appropriate and all papers need to be with the LA by the 20th October 2017 for consideration to meet the 31st March 2018 deadline. The LA may also look to develop a personalised package of provision and support in a local setting(s) to meet the student’s needs/ aspirations on a year by year basis.
Programme Length Whilst it is acknowledged that the total length of an individual student’s programme may be in excess of one year, the funding of a student’s placement will only be confirmed for the duration of one academic year and continuation will be subject to on-going satisfactory progress, attendance and positive outcomes evidenced by annual review reports submitted by the ISP no later than the 20th October 2017. Costs will also be reviewed on an annual basis.
It is expected that students complete their programme within the time frame initially agreed and requests to extend an individual student placement beyond the duration of the programme’s original end date will only be granted in exceptional circumstances e.g. where a student has been unable to complete his/her learning aims due to exceptional and unexpected medical reasons.
In-year changes Following identification of a change in support needs, requests to change a student’s level of funding in-year (that is, at any time other than through the end of the first term review for new placements and the summer term review process for all students) are likely only to be considered in exceptional circumstances and evidenced by up-to-date reports. The changes must be discussed and agreed with the LA before amendments are put in place.
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13 10. Transitions Into Adulthood (Adult Services)
When a student with a disability and/or mental ill health becomes Post 19 and can no longer progress in an educational setting they can ask the Adults Transitions Team to look at their social care needs as an adult. In order to work out just what these needs are, the team need to carry out an assessment.
This assessment is a thorough discussion with the young person and with parents or carers and will usually take place during the summer term. This may also involve gathering information from other professionals who work with them and know their situation well. The assessment will tell us if you need help.
How much does it cost? You should be aware that some adult services may have to be paid for, but the actual amount you pay will depend on what services you receive and how much income you receive and/or capital you have.
You may qualify for financial support for social care services and be able to get help with the costs. We will help you fill out a financial assessment form to see if you qualify.
We may provide or arrange services for you but there are other ways of getting the support you need. In certain circumstances you can choose to have a Personal Budget and use the money that you receive from us to arrange your own support.
How to get in touch If you are already receiving services as a young person then please speak to your Social Work team that arrange the service for you.
If you are under 18 and need help and support now, please contact Children Young People Families on 0808 808 1001.
If you are 18 or over and you have no Social Worker, then contact Adults and Communities Directorate.
For enquiries please email: [email protected]
For further information and guidance on the process visit: http://www.mycareinbirmingham.org. uk/i-need-help-with/disabilities-and-sensory-loss/transitions-into-adulthood.aspx
To find Service Providers visit: Marketplace.MyCareInBirmingham.org.uk
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14 11. Home address
When you complete the Preference Form, please note that your son/daughter’s home address is the residential property where they reside for the majority of the school term. This can be either:
• Owned by you (parent) or the person with parental responsibility.
• Leased to or rented by you, the parent or a person with parental responsibility.
Different Home Address If your son/daughter’s address is different to that printed on the Preference Form, please write the new address in the space provided and attach proof of residence, such as:
• A copy of the council tax bill.
• A copy of a recent utility bill (gas, water, electric etc. dated within the last six months).
• A Solicitors letter stating contracts have been exchanged and specifying a completion date and the new address.
• A copy of your tax credit award letter.
• A signed and dated tenancy agreement with the commencement date, plus proof of residency for example a copy of a recent utility bill.
If a placement is allocated on the basis of an address that is subsequently found to be different from the student’s normal permanent home address, then that place is liable to be withdrawn.
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15 12. How places are allocated
Post 16 Placement places are allocated in accordance with the Children & Family Act 2014, which requires that a decision is made after taking into account the student’s SEN, parental preference and the views of the placements requested.
The LA is required to comply with a student’s preference for a local college (GFE), sixth form and/ or 16-19 Academy unless:
• The placement is unsuitable to the student’s age, ability, aptitude or SEN or
• The placement would be incompatible with the efficient education of the other young people with whom the student would be educated, or
• With the efficient use of resources.
The LA is required to consult the placement before naming it in Section I of the Education Health & Care Plan (EHCP).
How the LA allocates places if there are more applications than places available In cases where there are more applications for places than a Special Placement can accommodate, places will be allocated on the basis that:
• The placement is able to meet the student’s SEN and priority is given to a Student in care (see definition below) where the placement is the most appropriate placement for their SEN.
Definition of Looked After Children (in public care) or previously Looked After Children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after become subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. This includes any son/daughter/student who is subject to a Full Care Order, an interim Care Order, accommodated under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989, is remanded or detained into LA accommodation under Criminal Law or who has been placed for adoption.
• Young people for whom this particular placement is the only placement that can meet their specific SEN.
• In the event that there are still places available they will be allocated to young people whose special education needs can only be met in this type of provision and it is the nearest placement to their home address.
• Any further places will be allocated to young people whose needs can appropriately be met at this type of provision, with priority given to those who live closest.
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16 13. Notifying you of the allocated placement
You will be sent a letter of intent, along with a Notice of Amendment, during the week commencing the 19th February 2018 informing you of the proposed school to be allocated. This will explain how you can make representations to Birmingham LA if you disagree with, or have any concerns about the proposed school place before a final/amended final EHC Plan is issued.
Birmingham LA is required to issue a final/amended final EHC Plan by 31st March 2018.
14. Appeals and amendments
You and your son/daughter will have an opportunity to speak to a SENAR Officer who will work with you, to find the best way forward and to resolve any issues. Their name and contact details will be in the letter sent to you with the final EHC Plan. This letter will also contain details of the right of appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST).
15. Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice & Support Service (SENDIASS)
SENDIASS is provided by the LA, primarily to provide comprehensive, quality and impartial advice to parents of young people with special education needs on all aspects of education. SENDIASS will, therefore, be able to advise you on how decisions are made in relation to transfer to Post 16 placements and how concerns can be raised by you or your son/daughter regarding the proposed or allocated place.
If you information you can contact SENDIASS: By telephone: 0121 303 5004
By Fax: 0121 464 3137 By email: [email protected] By post: The POD, 28 Oliver St, Nechells, Birmingham B7 4NX
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17 16. Travel Assistance
The Transport Policy Statement, which the Education Act 1996 requires the LA to publish each year, sets out what travel support is available, from the Council and other bodies, to help young people aged 16-18 (and older in some cases) to attend their school or further education institution.
It is available on Birmingham City Council’s website at: www.birmingham.gov.uk/travelassist. The Council itself does not generally provide any transport or travel assistance for post-16 education. However, it does make some provision for young people aged 16-18 (and older in some cases) who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education Health and Care Plan or have a disability or have learning difficulties. Such assistance is discretionary and is determined in accordance with the criteria set out in the policy statement.
However, financial assistance may be available from (or by applying through) the school or further education institution in question and Appendix 1 sets out full details of these schemes. In addition there are various concessionary travel schemes in Birmingham which may be available and these are set out in Appendix 2. There is also relevant government guidance which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/subsidised-college-transport-16-19
Post 19 Birmingham City Council considers that, save for exceptional circumstances, it will not be appropriate to provide free transport or financial or other assistance to facilitate the attendance of adults receiving education. The Council is not obliged to provide free transport under section 508F of the Education Act 1996.
Further information A full copy of the Transport Policy is available from Travel Assist at: http://www.birmingham. gov.uk/travelassist or from the address stated below. If your son/daughter is in any doubt about applying for assistance or would like further information, please contact:
Travel Assist, PO Box 16541, Birmingham, B2 2DD Tel No: 0121 303 4955 Email: [email protected]
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18 17. Raising Participation Age (RPA)
The government has raised the Participation Age and so those due to leave school in 2018 will need to remain in either education or training until the end of the academic year in which they turn 18. Raising the Participation Age is not the same as raising the school leaving age. Young people will be able to choose the best Post 16 option, and will be able to leave school after year 11 and consider the following options:
Full-time Education – at a school Sixth Form, a General Further Education College (GFE) etc.
Supported Traineeship – at a local training provider or a college. This will give your son/ daughter a minimum of 6 months of work placement and they will be supported by a work mentor.
Traineeship – at a local training provider or a college. This is for your son/daughter if they want to develop practical skills through work experience lasting up to six months. It can lead to qualifications up to level 2.
Apprenticeship – this is done through an employer and leads to work based qualifications up to level 3.
Employment with Training – if employed, self-employed or volunteering full time (20 hours or more a week) but your son/daughter must still be in learning for at least 280 hours a year, the equivalent of one day a week during term-time.
For more information on any of the above see:
• www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
• www.ucasprogress.com
• www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
• www.hotcourses.com
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19 18. Careers Advice and Information/Support
Careers Guidance in School Careers advice and guidance is available at your son/daughter’s school. They should ask a teacher how to access this.
Careers Advice and Guidance can help to explain the different choices and options available, and suggest opportunities for them to consider before they make an informed decision about their future Career Action Plan. It is vital that they see a Careers Adviser and get a Career Action Plan that lists their choices, options and next steps for their future, within the autumn term. At the back of this booklet there is Career Action Plan template that the school will complete.
Career Guidance after School If your son/daughter is at a post 16 placement like a college or a training provider then they will have access to a Careers Adviser to help them plan their future moves. The Careers Adviser will discuss with them what kind of options they have for example vocational training, advanced qualifications, apprenticeships, looking for work, university and other form of higher education. They will need to book an appointment and should be able to explore all their future options.
The National Careers Service The National Careers Service provides online support for young people and adults who need help with decision making and searching for courses & training. Your son/daughter can register for support if they are aged 13 or above. They will also be able to speak directly to an adviser by phone or online.
The National Careers Service website has online tools that can help your son/daughter with career exploration and decision making. For more information see:
• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
• 0800 100 900
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20 19. Not in Education, Employment or Training in Birmingham (NEET)
Birmingham Careers Service will work with your son/daughter if they have left school/Post 16 placement and are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). This means that if they are 16 & over, and unemployed then the Birmingham Career Service will be able to help them.
The Birmingham Careers Service will provide career information, advice and guidance to help your son/daughter to consider their choices and options, and support them to look for jobs, training, and apprenticeships, or continue in education. A qualified Personal Adviser will work to support them.
In addition, if your son/daughter is NEET and has left Youth Custody then the LA is legally required to transfer their statement by 31st March 2018.
For more information on the support the Birmingham Careers Service can offer your son/ daughter see:
• www.birminghamcareersservice.co.uk Or alternatively your son/daughter can phone the following number to book an appointment to see a Personal Adviser at a community or youth venue near to their home:
• 0121 675 6105
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21 20. How do qualifications compare?
The chart below shows some examples of how different qualifications compare to each other. Depending on what subjects and levels you’ve studied, your son/daughter may be able to move between different types of qualification. For example, your son/daughter may be able to move from a general education course at Level 2 on to a Diploma at Level 3.
This is a general guide, so when applying for courses and Apprenticeships, always check out the specific entry requirements needed.
Entry Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4-8 1, 2 & 3
General Foundation GCSE grade GCSE grade A Level, AS Degree education level D-G A*-C Level, A2 courses Level Masters Study Functional Functional Degree Programme Skills Skills International Baccalaureate PhD
Vocational Foundation Awards, Awards, Awards, HNC, HND education level Certificates Certificates Certificates courses – and Diplomas and Diplomas and Diplomas Professional including Study at Level 1 at Level 2 at Level 3 Diploma BTEC and City Programme Foundation & Guilds* Degree
Traineeships/ Pre- Pre- Apprenticeship Advanced Level Higher Apprenticeships Apprenticeship Apprenticeship NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship Apprenticeship programme/ programme/ plus technical – NVQ Level 3 – NVQ 4, Traineeships or Traineeships certificates such plus technical Foundation internships as BTEC Level 2 certificates such Degree, HNC as BTEC Level 3 or HND
Supported Awards, Awards, This Study Programme is to help people Internships/ Certificates or Certificates or who haven’t yet reached Level 2, and to Foundation Diplomas at Diplomas at prepare your son/daughter to progress on programmes Entry Level 1, 2 Level 1 to a Level 2 course, a job with training or an or 3 Apprenticeship Essential Skills Skills for Life Functional Skills Functional Skills
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22 21. Contacts Dudley Birmingham http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/ localoffer/special-educational-needs Special Educational Needs Assessment & Review (SENAR) SEN Team, Saltwells Development Centre, Bowling Green Road, SENAR (LC) Dudley DY2 9LY PO Box 16289 Birmingham Tel: 01384 814360 B2 2XN Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Sandwell Tel: 0121 303 1888 Please ask to speak to the SENAR www.sandwell.gov.uk/send department, quoting your son/daughter’s current school. SEN Team Connor Education Centre Connor Road West Bromwich B71 3DJ
Tel: 0121 569 8240 Coventry Email: [email protected]
www.coventry.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer
Coventry City Council SEN Dept Solihull Floor 3 Civic Centre 2 www.socialsolihull.org.uk/localoffer Earl Street Coventry Statutory Assessment & Review Team CV1 5RS Children’s and Young People SEND 0-25 Service Tel: 02476 831 614 Learning Skills and Progression Email: [email protected] Son/daughter’s and Families Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Elmwood Place 37 Burtons Way Smithswood Solihull West Midlands B36 0UG
Tel: 0121 704 6690 Email: [email protected] birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
23 Staffordshire Wolverhampton
www.staffordshire.gov.uk www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/send
Special Needs Education, SENSTART 1 Staffordshire Place, Civic Centre, 1st Floor St Peter’s Square Stafford ST16 2DH Wolverhampton WV1 1RT Tel: 0300 111 8007 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01902 555691 Email: [email protected] Walsall
www.walsall.gov.uk Worcestershire SEN Team, Education Development Centre, www.worcestershirelocaloffer.org.uk Pelsall Lane, Rushall, Walsall SEND – Education and Skills, WS4 1HG Children Families and Communities, County Hall, Tel: 01922 652871 Spetchley Road, Email: [email protected] Worcester WR5 2NP
Tel: 01905 845579 Email: [email protected] Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/send Other useful contacts: Warwickshire SENDAR Team, Warwickshire County Council Archdiocese of Birmingham (RC) Saltisford Office Park Ansell Way Warwickshire www.bdes.org.uk CV34 4UL The Archdiocese of Birmingham Tel: 01926 742160 Education Service, Don Bosco House, Coventry Road, Coleshill B46 3EA
Tel: 01675 464755
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24 Advisory Centre for Education Travel Assistance
ACE Education Advice & http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ Ace Education Training. post16transport Ace also runs training for professionals contact them at: Education Transport Service [email protected] or PO Box 16541 Tel: 0208 888 3377. Birmingham Ace runs an advice line for parents B2 2DD Monday to Wednesday 10.00 am-1.00 pm Tel: 03000 115142. Tel: 0121 303 4955 You can get more details from Ace Website: Email: [email protected] www.ace-ed.org.uk
Department for Education
Ministerial and Public Communications Division Department for Education Piccadilly Gate Store Street Manchester M1 2WD
Tel: 0370 000 2288 or contact www.education.gov.uk/contact us
Diocese of Birmingham (CE)
www.cofebirmingham.com
Diocese of Birmingham (CE), The Church of England, 1 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2BJ
Tel: 0121 426 0400 www.cofebirmingham.com
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25 22. Details of Mainstream Secondary Schools with Sixth Form Centres
Sixth Form Centres will give your son/daughter a number of choices from A Levels, repeating GCSEs, Functional Skills and BTEC vocational qualifications. If your son/daughter has a Statement/EHC Plan then they will also continue to be supported with their needs as stated in their Statement/EHC Plan.
Applications must be made directly to the schools. Your son/daughter must also complete the Preference Form and send it to SENAR. It is a good idea to visit the Sixth Forms of your son/ daughter’s preferences on their Open Days to find out more about the qualifications on offer, travelling, environment, tutors and the support they can get.
ARCHBISHOP ILSLEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Victoria Road, Acocks Green, B27 7XY
Tel: (0121) 706 4200 Head teacher: Mr G. Alexander Web: www.ilsley.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs M. Mills Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 160
ARK ST ALBAN’S ACADEMY
Conybere Street, Highgate, B12 0YH
Tel: (0121) 446 1300 Academy Principal: Mr Mark Gregory Web: arkstalbans.org Chair of Governors: Jo Dawson Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: TBA
THE ARTHUR TERRY SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Kittoe Road, Sutton Coldfield B74 4RZ
Tel: (0121) 323 2221 Head teacher: Mr Neil Warner Web: www.arthurterry.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Brian Thompson Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 335
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26 ASTON MANOR ACADEMY
Phillips Street, Aston, B6 4PZ
Tel: (0121) 359 8108 Head teacher: Ms Heather Roberts Web: www.astonmanor.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Prof Ray Linforth Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: TBA
BISHOP CHALLONER CATHOLIC COLLEGE
Institute Road, Kings Heath, B14 7EG
Tel: (0121) 444 4161 Head teacher: Mr Kevin McEvoy Web: www.bishopchalloner.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Gregory Keegan Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 259
BISHOP VESEY’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
Tel: (0121) 250 5400 Head teacher: Mr Dominic Robson Web: www.bvgs.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr. H T Tillotson Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 285 Please note – this provision is mixed even though KS3 and KS4 are boys only.
BISHOP WALSH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
Tel: (0121) 351 3215 Head teacher: Mr John Farrell Web: www.bishopwalsh.net Chair of Governors: Father Neil Bayliss Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 265
BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS’ SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM
Bordesley Green Road, Bordesley Green, B9 4TR
Tel: (0121) 464 1881 Head teacher: Ms Judith Woodfield Web: www.bordgrng.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Ian Hedley Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 200 birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
27 BROADWAY SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
The Broadway, Perry Barr, B20 3DP
Tel: (0121) 566 4334 Head teacher: Mr R.J. Skelton Web: www.broadway-academy.co.uk Chair of Governors: Joe Cahill Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 143
COCKSHUT HILL TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
Cockshut Hill, Yardley, B26 2HX
Tel: (0121) 464 2122 Head teacher: Mr Jason Bridges Web: www.cockshuthill.org.uk Chair of Governors: Carol Squires Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 145
COLMERS SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM
Bristol Road South, Longbridge, B45 9NY
Tel: (0121) 453 1778 Head teacher: Mr Barry Doherty Web: www.colmers.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr. Nick Hughes Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: TBC
DAME ELIZABETH CADBURY TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
Woodbrooke Road, Bournville, B30 1UL
Tel: (0121) 464 4040 Head teacher: Mr Mike Dunn Web: www.dectc.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Dr Alistair Rae Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 53
FAIRFAX SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Tel: (0121) 378 1288 Head teacher: Ms Debbie Bunn Web: www.fairfax.bham.sch Chair of Governors: Mrs J. Plimmer Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 224
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Portland Road, Edgbaston, B16 9GD
Tel: (0121) 566 6565 Academy Principal: Mr Anthony Hamilton Web: www.georgedixonacademy.com Chair of Governors: Mr Henry Coore Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 167
GREAT BARR SCHOOL
Aldridge Road, Great Barr, B44 8NU
Tel: (0121) 366 6611 Head teacher: Ms Ingrid Abrahams Web: www.greatbarrschool.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Lee Crowe Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 220
GREENWOOD ACADEMY
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, B35 7NL
Tel: (0121) 464 6101 Head teacher: Mr Allen Bird Web: sites.google.com/a/aetinet.org Chair of Governors: Mr Peter Richmond /greenwood-academy Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: TBA
HAMSTEAD HALL ACADEMY
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, B20 1HL
Tel: (0121) 386 7510 Head teacher: Mr J Mortimer and Mr Farar Web: www.hamsteadhall.com Chair of Governors: Rev. Peter French Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 220
HANDSWORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Grove Lane, Handsworth, B21 9ET
Tel: (0121) 554 2794 Head teacher: Mr S N Bird Web: www.handsworth.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Michael Hart Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 243 Please note – this provision is mixed even though KS3 and KS4 are boys only. birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
29 HANDSWORTH WOOD GIRLS’ ACADEMY
Church Lane, Handsworth, B20 2HH
Tel: (0121) 554 8122 Academy Principal: Ms Nicola Walters Web: www.hwga.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Amjid Mahroof Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 200
HARBORNE ACADEMY
Harborne Road, Edgbaston, B15 3JL
Tel: (0121) 464 2737 Head teacher: Mrs Jessie Elbaz Web: www.harborneacademy.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Roger Minett Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 200
HEARTLANDS ACADEMY
Gt Francis Street, Nechells, B7 4QR
Tel: (0121) 464 3931 Head teacher: Ms Helen Tanner Web: www.heartlands-academy.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs N Flynn Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 200
HILLCREST SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM CENTRE (ACADEMY) A SPECIALIST MATHS AND COMPUTING COLLEGE Stonehouse Lane, Bartley Green, B32 3AE
Tel: (0121) 464 3172 Academy Principal: Ms Julie Davis Web: hillcrest.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Ms Dee McIlMurray Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 100 Please note – this provision is mixed even though KS3 and KS4 are girls only.
HOLTE SCHOOL
Wheeler Street, Lozells, B19 2EP
Tel: (0121) 523 7321 Head teacher: Jas Sohal Web: www.holte.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Errol Robinson Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 215
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Milestone Lane, Soho, B21 0HN
Tel: (0121) 523 1960 Head teacher: Mr Ross Trafford Web: www.holyheadschool.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Henry Coore Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: TBC
JOHN WILLMOTT SCHOOL
Reddicap Heath Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Tel: (0121) 378 1946 Head teacher: Tracey Peters Web: www.jws.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr M. Murray Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 250
KING EDWARD VI ASTON SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Frederick Road, Aston, B6 6DJ
Tel: (0121) 327 1130 Head teacher: Mr Colin Parker Web: www.keaston.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Dr Alistair Rae Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 240. Please note – this provision is boys only.
KING EDWARD VI CAMP HILL SCHOOL FOR BOYS (ACADEMY)
Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, B14 7QJ
Tel: (0121) 444 3188 Head teacher: Mr M.Garrod Web: www.camphillboys.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr B Matthews Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 230
KING EDWARD VI CAMP HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (ACADEMY)
Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, B14 7QJ
Tel: (0121) 444 2150 Head teacher: Mrs Linda Johnson Web: www.kechg.org.uk Chair of Governors: Ms E. Conway Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 257 birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
31 KING EDWARD VI FIVE WAYS SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, B32 4BT
Tel: (0121) 475 3535 Academy Principal: Mrs Y. L. Wilkinson Web: www.kefw.org Chair of Governors: Prof. Hywel Thomas Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 355
KING EDWARD VI HANDSWORTH SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Rose Hill Road, Handsworth, B21 9AR
Tel: (0121) 554 2342 Head teacher: Mrs Amy Whittall Web: www.kingedwardvi.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr R. A. Mansell Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 221. Please note – this provision is girls only.
KING EDWARD VI SHELDON HEATH ACADEMY (Formerly Sheldon Heath Community Arts College) Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon, B26 2RZ
Tel: (0121) 464 4428 Academy Principal: Mr John Allen Web: www.keshacademy.com Chair of Governors: Mr Peter Christopher Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 195.
KINGS NORTON GIRLS’ SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM COLLEGE (ACADEMY)
Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, B30 1HW
Tel: (0121) 675 1305 Head teacher: Ms Gill Fox Web: www.kngs.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr D. Hollies Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 144
LORDSWOOD BOYS’ SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM CENTRE (ACADEMY)
Hagley Road, Harborne, B17 8BJ
Tel: (0121) 464 2837 Head teacher: Dr George Koutsou Web: www.lordswoodboys.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Paul Brownsword Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 60
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32 LORDSWOOD GIRLS’ SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE (ACADEMY)
Knightlow Road, Harborne, B17 8QB
Tel: (0121) 429 2838 Academy Principal: Mrs Jane Gotschel Web: www.lordswoodgirls.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Philip Wood Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 175
MOSELEY SCHOOL
Wake Green Road, Moseley, B13 9UU
Tel: (0121) 566 6444 Head teacher: Mr Roger McBrien Web: www.moseley.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Pat Beanland Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 168
NISHKAM HIGH SCHOOL
Great King Street North, Hockley, B19
Tel: (0121) 348 7660 Head teacher: Mr Damien Kearns Web: www.nishkamschooltrust.org Chair of Governors: Dr Brinder Singh Mahon Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: TBA.
NORTH BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY
395 College Road, Erdington, B44 0HF
Tel: (0121) 373 1647 Head teacher: Mr Phillip Lloyd Web: www.nbacademy.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Tom McCook Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 128
PERRY BEECHES II: THE FREE SCHOOL
156 Newhall St, Birmingham, B3 1SJ
Tel: (0121) 270 8090 Head teacher: Mr Kevin Rogers Web: www.perrybeechesii.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr T. Day Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 60 birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
33 PERRY BEECHES III: THE FREE SCHOOL
23 Langley Walk, Birmingham, B15 2EF
Tel: (0121) 647 2760 Head teacher: Mr Andrew Brant Web: www.perrybeechesiii.co.uk Chair of Governors: TBA Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 60
PLANTSBROOK SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Tel: (0121) 362 7310 Head teacher: Ms T. Campbell Web: web.plantsbrookschool.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr D. Griffiths Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 229
SHENLEY ACADEMY
Shenley Lane, Selly Oak, B29 4HE
Tel: (0121) 464 5191 Head teacher: Mrs Lucy Monk Web: www.shenleyacademy.org.uk Chair of Governors: Mr D. Banton Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 164
SMALL HEATH SCHOOL
Muntz Street, Small Heath, B10 9RX
Tel: (0121) 464 9779 Head teacher: Mr Tony Wilson Web: www.smallheathschool.org.uk Chair of Governors: Rob Elkington Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 230
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34 ST EDMUND CAMPION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Sutton Road, Erdington, B23 5XA
Tel: (0121) 464 7700 Head teacher: Mrs Philomena Steele Web: www.stedcamp.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr J. Davenport Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 130
ST PAUL’S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Vernon Road, Edgbaston, B16 9SL
Tel: (0121) 454 0895 Head teacher: Dr Dawn E Casserly Web: www.stpaulgl.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Mary Browning Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 162
ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, B38 8AP
Tel: (0121) 464 4643 Head teacher: Miss Clare Madden Web: www.stacs.org Chair of Governors: Mrs Annette Duffy Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 210
SUTTON COLDFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (ACADEMY)
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT
Tel: (0121) 354 1479 Head teacher: Ms Cath James Web: www.suttcold.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Nicky Lloyd Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 260 birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
Brook Lane, Billesley, B13 0TW
Tel: (0121) 464 2400 Head teacher: Ms Deborah James Web: www.swanshurst.org Chair of Governors: Mr Philip Thickett Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 240. Please note – this provision is girls only.
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM (FREE SCHOOL)
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, B29 6QU
Tel: (0121) 796 5000 Head teacher: Mr Michael Roden Web: www.universityschool.bham.ac.uk Chair of Governors: Prof Michael Clarke Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 200
WASHWOOD HEATH ACADEMY
Burney Lane, Stechford, B8 2AS
Tel: (0121) 675 7272 Head teacher: Mrs Heather McLachlan Web: washwoodheath.com Chair of Governors: Mr C Knight Email: [email protected] Total number of students in the sixth form: 68
WAVERLEY SCHOOL
311 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green East, B9 5QA
Tel: (0121) 566 6600 CEO: Kamal Hanif OBE Web: www.waverley.bham.sch.uk Interim Principal: Mr Andy Hardy Email: [email protected] Chair of Governors: Mr Zaheer Abbas Total number of students in the sixth form: 42
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36 23. Post 16 Specialist Vocational Colleges
There are 2 colleges in Birmingham which provide a vocational-based education in a specific field. Aston University Engineering Academy specialises in Science, echnology,T Engineering and Maths whilst Birmingham Ormiston Academy specialises in the Creative, Digital and Performing Arts.
These colleges have their own admissions process, which can be different to other placements, which can include practical assessments and auditions as well as gaining the required grades to proceed.
ASTON UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING ACADEMY
1 Lister St, Aston, B7 4AG
Tel: (0121) 380 0570 Principal: Daniel Locke -Wheaton Web: www.auea.co.uk Chair of Governors: N/A Email: email: [email protected] Aston University Engineering Academy is a 14-19 mixed University Technical College with specialisms in Engineering and Science.
BIRMINGHAM ORMISTON ACADEMY
1 Grosvenor Street, Birmingham
Tel: (0121) 359 9300 Head teacher: Gaynor Cheshire Web: www.boa-academy.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Mike Gibbons Email: [email protected] Birmingham Ormiston Academy offers post-16 students the opportunity to specialise in the subjects they love and in which they show real talent. Their learning pathways include BTEC and traditional AS/A2 courses.
WAVERLEY STUDIO COLLEGE
470 Belchers Lane , Birmingham B9 5SX
Tel: (0121) 566 6622 Head teacher: Ms Sofia Darr Web: waverleystudiocollege.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Hashim Ejaz Email: [email protected] Waverley Studio College is a 14-19 Academy that prepares students for careers in Health & Social Care, Enterprise and Creative Technology. They welcome applications from all students who are keen to explore different learning opportunities and who enjoy working in applied, vocational settings. birmingham.gov.uk A great city to grow up in
37 24. Details of Special Sixth Form Centres
There are special schools with Sixth Form Centres which prepare students for independent living and cater for students with the following needs:
1. Cognition and Learning (C&L) 2. Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) 3. Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) 4. Hearing Impairments (HI) 5. Visual Impairments (VI)
These specialist schools usually offer entry level qualifications and have a rich assortment of extra- curricular activities. Only those students with the most complex needs should attend a Special Sixth Form. Students will be considered for a Special Sixth Form that can best meet their needs and is as close to home as possible.
Description of the types of need catered for and details of the individual schools:
1. Cognition and Learning (C&L)
C&L special schools cater for students with a Statement of SEN/EHC Plan, who have persistent and complex learning needs that require specialist teaching input. They may have additional needs, such as physical disabilities, sensory impairments, speech, language, and communication needs (which include autism) and/or complex health needs.
C&L Sixth Forms provide specialist teaching in small groups from staff with experience, skills and qualifications in working with students with SEN with the above difficulties.
C & L Schools
CALTHORPE ACADEMY
Darwin St, Highgate, B12 OTT
Tel: (0121) 773 4637 Acting Principal: Mr Richard Chapman Web: www.calthorpe.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Stewart Sherman Email: [email protected]
FOX HOLLIES SCHOOL AND PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE
Highbury Campus, Queensbury Rd, Moseley, B13 8QB
Tel: (0121) 464 6566 Head teacher: Mr Keith Youngson Web: www.foxhollies.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Jane Maguire Email: [email protected]
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38 MAYFIELD SCHOOL
Wheeler Street, Lozells, B19 2EP
Tel: (0121) 523 7321 Head teacher: Ms Sue Bainbridge Web: www.mayfield.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Vicky Wynne Email: [email protected]
VICTORIA SCHOOL
Bell Hill, Northfield, B31 1LD
Tel: (0121) 476 9478 Executive Head teacher: Julie Fardell Web: www.victoria.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Christine Dalby-Ali Email: [email protected]
WILSON STUART SCHOOL (ACADEMY)
Perry Common Rd, Erdington, B23 7AT
Tel: (0121) 373 4475 Head teacher: Mr Steve Hughes Web: www.wilsonstuart.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Mike Jameson Email: [email protected]
2. Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
MLD Sixth Forms cater for students with learning difficulties and associated needs including autistic spectrum conditions (ASCs), sensory impairment and speech and language disorders. Pupils with MLD may also have an additional diagnosis e.g. physical, visual or hearing impairment, ADD/ADHD etc. which would lead to a greater complexity of needs.
MLD Sixth Forms
HALLMOOR SCHOOL
50 Scholars Gate, Kitts Green, B33 0DL
Tel: (0121) 783 3972 Head teacher: Mrs Joanne Edwards Web: www.hallmoor.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Paul Roberts Email: [email protected]
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39 QUEENSBURY SCHOOL
Wood End Road, Erdington, B24 8BL
Tel: (0121) 373 5731 Head teacher: Mrs Sheree Watkins-McGirl Web: www.queensburysch.com Chair of Governors: Mrs Maxine Rowley Email: [email protected]
SELLY OAK TRUST SCHOOL
Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, B29 6HZ
Tel: (0121) 472 0876 Head teacher: Mr Chris Field Web: www.sellyoak.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Linda Lockwood Email: [email protected]
3. Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC)
ASC Special Sixth Forms cater for students on the Autistic Spectrum with a Statement of SEN/ EHC Plan who display the most complex needs. They provide specialist teaching in small groups from staff with experience, skills and qualifications in working with students with ASC. Students admitted to this type of provision display complex behaviours that include difficulties with communication, social interaction and rigidity of thought.
ASC Schools
BASKERVILLE SCHOOL
Fellows Lane, Harborne, B17 9TS
Tel: (0121) 427 3191 Head teacher: Ms Rosemary Adams Web: www.baskvill.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Ian Binnie Email: [email protected]
OSCOTT MANOR SCHOOL
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding, B44 9SP
Tel: (0121) 360 8222 Head teacher: Ms Joy Hardwick Web: www.oscottmanor.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Simon Cardinali Email: [email protected]
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40 UFFCULME SCHOOL
Queensbury Road, Moseley, B31 1LD
Tel: (0121) 464 5250 Head teacher: Mr Alex MacDonald Web: www.uffculme.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Liz Garnham Email: [email protected]
4. Hearing Impairment (HI)
This type of provision caters for students with a Statement of SEN/EHC Plan whose significant primary need is deafness/hearing impairment, some of whom may have associated additional complex needs. They provide specialist teaching in small groups from staff with experience, skills and qualifications in working with students with hearing impairments.
Pupils admitted to this type of provision require a higher level of small group teaching due to difficulty accessing the National Curriculum. Social, emotional and cultural aspects of their learning may also require enhanced levels of support. Their preferred method of communication would necessitate access to the planned teaching of BSL and English.
Hi School
BRAIDWOOD TRUST SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, B36 8AF
Tel: (0121) 464 5558 Head teacher: Mrs Karen Saywood Web: www.braidwood.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs June Newnham Email: [email protected]
5. Visual Impairment (VI)
This type of provision caters for students with a Statement of SEN/EHC Plan whose significant primary need is visual impairment and who may also have other associated additional complex needs but require a VI specific environment. They provide specialist teaching in small groups from staff with experience, skills and qualifications in working with students with visual impairment.
Pupils admitted to this type of provision have difficulty in accessing the National Curriculum and will require a slower pace of work in a quiet, distraction free environment.
Placement of pupils in this type of provision will also depend on the nature and extent of their special needs in addition to the level of visual impairment.
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PRIESTLEY SMITH SCHOOL
Perry Beeches Campus, Great Barr, B42 2PY
Tel: (0121) 325 3900 Head teacher: Miss Helen Porter Web: www.priestleysmith.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mrs Denise McManus Email: [email protected]
25. Resource Bases
The resource bases provide specialist support but also allow links to mainstream classrooms. There will be five types of ‘resource bases’ available at Post 16 transfer in September 2018, catering for one of the following primary needs:
1. Cognition and Learning (C&L) 2. Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) 3. Hearing Impairments (HI) 4. Visual Impairments (VI)
1. Cognition and Learning
C&L resource bases are located in mainstream schools. They provide specialist teaching, sometimes in small groups, for with students with C&L difficulties. Due to their location, opportunities exist for students to link with activities and learning opportunities within mainstream classrooms.
Students admitted to this provision may have associated needs including Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or communication needs, and/or physical disabilities and/or sensory impairments.
C & L Resource Bases
HAMSTEAD HALL ACADEMY
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, B20 1HL
Tel: (0121) 386 7510 Head teacher: Mr J Mortimer and Mr Farar Web: www.hamsteadhall.com Chair of Governors: Rev. Peter French Email: [email protected]
WAVERLEY SCHOOL
311 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green East, B9 5QA
Tel: (0121) 566 6600 CEO: Kamal Hanif OBE Web: www.waverley.bham.sch.uk Interim Principal: Mr Andy Hardy Email: [email protected] Chair of Governors: Mr Zaheer Abbas
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42 2. Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC)
ASC resource bases are located in mainstream schools. They provide specialist teaching, sometimes in small groups, for students with ASC. Due to their location, opportunities exist for son/daughter to link with activities and learning opportunities within mainstream classrooms.
Students entering this type of provision are those identified as having ASC and require a structured environment in which specific strategies are used to promote their engagement with learning. It is unlikely that a son/daughter’s ASC status alone will enable them to obtain a place within specialist provision but rather the presentation of their overall needs.
Associated issues may include sensory impairments and/or difficulties with learning and/or behaviour challenges.
ASC Resource Bases
GREENWOOD ACADEMY
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, B35 7NL
Tel: (0121) 464 6101 Head teacher: Mr Allen Bird Web: https://sites.google.com/ Chair of Governors: Mr Peter Richmond a/aetinet.org/greenwood-academy Email: [email protected]
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43 3. Hearing Impairment (HI)
HI resource bases are located in mainstream schools. They provide specialist teaching, sometimes in small groups, for students with hearing Impairments. Due to their location, opportunities exist for students to link with activities and learning opportunities within mainstream classrooms.
Students entering this provision have a primary need of moderate to severe hearing loss. They will have hearing aids, but spoken and written language difficulties and educational performance will be significantly affected by hearing loss requiring direct specialist teaching intervention and staff.
It is unlikely that a student’s hearing status alone will necessitate a place within specialist provision but rather the presentation of their overall needs.
HI Resource Bases
BORDESLEY GREEN GIRLS’ SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM Bordesley Green Road, Bordesley Green, B9 4TR
Tel: (0121) 464 6101 Head teacher: Ms Judith Woodfield Web: www.bordgrng.bham.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Ian Hedley Email: [email protected]
SMALL HEATH SCHOOL Muntz Street, Small Heath, B10 9RX
Tel: (0121) 464 9779 Head teacher: Mr Tony Wilson Web: www.smallheathschool.org.uk Chair of Governors: Rob Elkington Email: [email protected]
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44 4. Visual impairment (VI)
VI resource bases are located in mainstream schools. They provide specialist teaching, sometimes in small groups, for students with VI. Due to their location, opportunities exist for students to link with activities and learning opportunities within mainstream classrooms.
Students entering this provision have a primary need of VI. Typically they will require a modified curriculum with additional attention to visually presented information. They will also need advice on everyday aspects of interaction and mobility as well as frequent access to specialist input.
They may also have additional learning or emotional needs which will increase the impact of their visual impairment. It is unlikely that a student’s visual status alone will necessitate a place within specialist provision but rather the presentation of their overall needs.
VI Resource Bases
PLANTSBROOK SCHOOL (ACADEMY) Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Tel: (0121) 362 7310 Head teacher: Ms T. Campbell Web: web.plantsbrookschool.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr D. Griffiths Email: [email protected]
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45 26. Independent Specialist Providers in Birmingham
Independent Specialist Providers (ISP) offer college courses and work based training in many different subjects and many also offer functional skills. Your son/daughter will need to phone them to get more information and an application form.
Applications must be made directly to the ISP. Your son/daughter must also complete the preference form and send it to SENAR.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA COLLEGE Court Oak Road, Harborne, B17 9TG
Tel: (0121) 428 5050 Head teacher: Mr Hugh Williams Web: www.qac.ac.uk Chair of Governors: Chris Bradshaw Email: [email protected]
MANDER PORTMAN WOODWARD COLLEGE 17-18 Greenfield Crescent, B15 3AU
Tel: (0121) 454 9637 Head teacher: Mr Mark Shingleton Web: www.mpw.ac.uk/locations/birmingham Email: [email protected]
TRINITY SPECIALIST COLLEGE Lindridge Farm, Lindridge Road, B75 7JB
Tel: (0121) 378 3242 Operations Director: Mrs Sally Evans MBE Web: www.trinityspecialistcollege.co.uk Email: [email protected]
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46 27. Specialist Post 19 Providers
HEART OF BIRMINGHAM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE 19a Cato Street, Nechells, B4 7TS
Tel: (0121) 359 1714 Head of College: Emma Clarke Web: www.hbvc.ac.uk Director (Chair): Craig Bennett Email: [email protected] Director: Rebecca Orton Director: Rebecca Hillier
VICTORIA COLLEGE Bell Hill, Northfield, B31 1LD
Tel: (0121) 476 9478 Executive Head teacher: Julie Fardell Web: www.victoriacollege.bham.org.uk Chair of Governors: Christine Dalby-Ali Email: [email protected]
WILSON STUART – LIVE AT THE HIVE Perry Common Rd, Erdington, B23 7AT
Tel: (0121) 373 4475 Head teacher: Mr Steve Hughes Web: www.wilsonstuart.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Mike Jameson Email: [email protected]
WILSON STUART – STRIVE AT THE HIVE Perry Common Rd, Erdington, B23 7AT
Tel: (0121) 373 4475 Head teacher: Mr Steve Hughes Web: www.wilsonstuart.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Mike Jameson Email: [email protected]
WILSON STUART – THRIVE AT THE HIVE Perry Common Rd, Erdington, B23 7AT
Tel: (0121) 378 3242 Head teacher: Mr Steve Hughes Web: www.wilsonstuart.co.uk Chair of Governors: Mr Mike Jameson Email: [email protected]
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47 28. Vocational Training Providers in Birmingham
Training providers offer work based training in many different areas and many also offer functional skills. Your son/daughter will need to phone them to get more information and an application form.
Access to Music Limited GB Training (UK) Ltd 68 Heath Mill Lane, Wyner House, Birmingham B9 4AR 143 Bromsgrove Street, Tel: 0330 123 3155 Birmingham B5 6RG www.accesstomusic.co.uk/centres/ Tel: 0121 622 4218 birmingham www.gbtraining.org.uk
Archway Academy Gordon Franks Training Limited 86 Watery Lane Middleway, St James House, Bordesley, Birmingham B9 4HN 1 St James Place, Tel: 0121 772 7772 Birmingham B7 4JE www.archwayacademy.org.uk Tel: 0121 333 3001 www.gordonfrankstraining.co.uk
Bellis Training Limited Unit 102, Heart of England Training Limited The Argent Centre, 12 Priory Queensway, 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham B4 7LJ Birmingham B1 3HS Tel: 0800 0281 576 Tel: 0121 236 6841 www.hoet.co.uk www.bellistraining.co.uk
Interserve Learning & Employment Birmingham Electrical Training Ltd 6th Floor, Charles House, 34 Brearley Street, 148 Great Charles Street, Hockley, Queensway, Birmingham B19 3NR Birmingham B3 3HT Tel: 0121 616 0700 Tel: 0333 444 0293 www.birminghamelectricaltraining.co.uk www.interserve.com
Crackerjack Training Limited NOVA Training 78-79 Francis Road, Edgbaston, 163a Station Road Birmingham B16 8SP Birmingham B33 8BA Tel: 0121 454 2043 Tel: 0121 783 9824 www.crackerjacktraining.co.uk www.novatraining.co.uk
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48 Omega Training Services Limited Rathbone Birmingham 3rd Floor Centre Court, 5th floor, Warwick chambers, 1301 Stratford Road, 14 Corporation Street Hall Green, Birmingham B2 4RN Birmingham B28 9HH Tel: 0121 477 7373 Tel: 0121 433 3548 www.rathboneuk.org www.omegatrainingservices.com
TBG Learning Ltd Orion Training & Development Lombard House, Corner of Dudley Rd & Western Rd 145 Great Charles Street, Winson Green Queensway, Birmingham B18 7QB Birmingham B3 3LP Tel: 07966031051 Tel: 0121 200 1140 www.oriontraininganddevelopment.com www.tbglearning.com
Pathway First Ltd The West Midlands Amington House, Creative Alliance Limited 95 Amington Road, The Custard Factory, Birmingham B25 8EP R018-019, Tel: 0121 707 0550 Gibb Street, www.pathwaygroup.co.uk Birmingham B9 4AA Tel: 0121 753 0049 www.creativealliance.org.uk Protocol Consultancy Service The Old Guild House, 1 New Market Street, Birmingham B3 2NH Tel: 0121 236 2634 www.protocolgroup.org.uk
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49 29. List of courses available at Vocational Training Providers TRAINING CENTRE Access to Music Ltd Archway Academy TrainingBellis Ltd Bham Electrical Training Ltd Crackerjack Training Ltd GB Training (UK) Ltd Gordan Franks Training Ltd Heart of England Training Limited & Employment Interserve Learning NOVA Training Omega Training Services Ltd First Ltd Pathway Employment Advice Platinum Protocol Services Consultancy Birmingham Rathbone Ltd TBG Learning West Creative Midlands Alliance
Art & Design
Barbering
Beauty
Bricklaying
Business
Care
Carpentry
Catering/Kitchen Services
Son/daughtercare
Cleaning and Support Services
Construction Trades
Creative Media
Customer Service
Decorating
Dementia Care
Dental Nursing
Digital Media
Driving Goods
Electrical Apprenticeships
Employability Skills
Equality and Diversity
Foundation Learning
Functional Skills
Graphic Arts
Green Deal
Hairdressing
Health & Social Care
Horticulture
50 29. List of courses available at Vocational Training Providers TRAINING CENTRE Access to Music Ltd Archway Academy TrainingBellis Ltd Bham Electrical Training Ltd Crackerjack Training Ltd GB Training (UK) Ltd Gordan Franks Training Ltd Heart of England Training Limited & Employment Interserve Learning NOVA Training Omega Training Services Ltd First Ltd Pathway Employment Advice Platinum Protocol Services Consultancy Birmingham Rathbone Ltd TBG Learning West Creative Midlands Alliance
Hospitality
House Keeping
ICT/IT
Info, Advice and Training
Literacy Skills
Motor Vehicle
Music
Numeracy Skills
Office Practice/Skills
Performing Engineering Operations Personal and Social Development
Pharmaceutical Operations
Plastering
Plumbing
Pre 16 BREEZE Programme
Pre 16 Courses
Retail
Road Passenger Vehicle Driving
Science
Security
Social Media Digital Marketing
Sports
Team Leading & Management
Theatre
Vocal Art Training
Vocational Training
Warehousing
Youth Work Practice
51 30. General Further Education (GFEs) & Sixth Form Colleges
Just like mainstream Sixth Form centres (see Section 20) the colleges offer a range of courses from A Levels, GCSEs, Functional Skills, Apprenticeships and BTEC vocational courses. They also have specialist courses around Personal Development where your son/daughter can get support to enhance their independent living skills. The advantage of attending a college is that your son/ daughter can choose from a wide variety of academic and vocational courses and have more independence.
Your son/daughter will continue to receive support as outlined in their EHC Plan.
1. Birmingham General Further Education Colleges
Birmingham Metropolitan College: www.bmetc.ac.uk
Art & Design Centre, Venture Way, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RG
Aura Hair and Beauty Salon, The Aura Salon at James Watt College offers a number of hair, beauty and holistic treatments Tel: 0121 325 2207.
Black Country Skills Shop (Retail), Unit L76 Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill DY5 1SW
Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TR
Centre of Sporting Excellence, Zortech Avenue, Kidderminster DY11 7DY
Erdington Skills Centre, Edwards Road, Birmingham, B24 9EW
James Watt Campus, Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B44 8NE
Job Skills @ BMet Centre, Fox Street, Birmingham B5 5JR
Kidderminster Academy, Weavers Wharf, Kidderminster, DY10 1AA
Matthew Boulton Campus, Jennens Road, Birmingham B4 7PS
Stourbridge College, Hagley Road, Stourbridge, DY8 1QU
Sutton Coldfield Campus, 34 Lichfield Rd, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B74 2NW
Tel: 0121 446 4545/01384 344 344 or email: [email protected]
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52 Bournville College: www.bournville.ac.uk
Bournville College, Advice Zone, 1 Longbridge Lane, Longbridge Birmingham B31 2AJ
Tel: 0121 477 1300
South and City College: www.sccb.ac.uk
Bordesley Green Campus, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5NA
Digbeth Campus, High Street, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5SU
Fusion Centre, High Street, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5DY
Fusion 2, 334-339 Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6ES
Golden Hillock Women’s Centre, 103-105 Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath, B10 0DP
Hall Green Campus, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, B28 8EG
Handsworth Campus, Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9DP
The Women’s Enterprise Hub, High Street, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5DY
Tel: 0800 111 6311
University College Birmingham: www.ucb.ac.uk
McIntyre House, Holland Street, Birmingham, B3 1PW
Richmond House, Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1PB
Summer Row, Birmingham, B3 1JB
Tel: 0121 604 1000
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53 2. Other LA General Further Education Colleges
Dudley College – Dudley: www.dudleycol.ac.uk
Dudley Advance, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4AD
Dudley Aspire, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AR
Dudley Enhance, Ednam Road, Dudley, DY1 1HL
Dudley Evolve, Tower Street, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1AF
Dudley Sixth, 3A Ednam Road, Dudley, DY1 1HL
Main Campus, The Broadway, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4AS
Mons Hill Construction Centre, 111 Wrens Hill Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 3SB
Motor Vehicle Centre, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 3AH
Tel: 01384 363 000
Halesowen College – Halesowen: www.halesowen.ac.uk
Whittingham Rd, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3NA
Tel: 0121 602 7777
Heart of Worcestershire College: www.howcollege.ac.uk
Bromsgrove Campus, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1PQ Sat nav system – please use post code B60 1GJ
Malvern Campus, Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1BY
Redditch Campus, Alliance House, Fishing Line Road, Redditch B97 6EE. Osprey House, Albert Street, Redditch B97 4DE. Redditch Campus Peakman Street Redditch B98 8DW
Worcester Campus, Deansway, Worcester WR1 2JF. Foundation Skills Centre, Unit 16, Lowesmoor Wharf, Worcester WR1 2RS. Northbrook Automotive Centre, Units 2, 5, 6, Northbrook Close, Gregorys Bank Industrial Estate, Worcester WR3 8BP. St Dunstan’s Building, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3PA
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54 Tel: 0844 880 2500 General Information Email: [email protected] Sandwell College – Sandwell: www.sandwell.ac.uk
Central Campus, 1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 6AW
Tel: 0121 667 5000
Solihull College – Solihull: www.solihull.ac.uk
Blossomfield Campus, Blossomfield Rd, Solihull, West Midlands B91 1SB
Woodland Campus, Auckland Drive, Smith’s Wood, Solihull, West Midlands B36 0NF
Tel: 0121 678 7000
Walsall College – Walsall: www.walsallcollege.ac.uk
Green Lane Campus, Long Acre Street, Walsall, West Midlands WS2 8HX
Tel: 01922 621511
Wisemore Campus, Unit 10 Day Street, Walsall WS2 8EJ
Tel: 019022 657000
3. Sixth Form Colleges
Cadbury Sixth Form College: www.cadcol.ac.uk
Downland Close, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands B38 8QT
Tel: 0121 458 3898
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College: www.jcc.ac.uk
1 Belgrave Rd, Birmingham B12 9FF
Tel: 0121 446 2200
The Sixth Form College, Solihull – Solihull: www.solihullsfc.ac.uk
Widney Manor Rd, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3WR
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55 31. Open Days
Birmingham Metropolitan College Saturday 7th October 2017 10am - 1pm Wednesday 8th November 2017 4 - 7pm Saturday 25th November 2017 10am - 1pm Saturday 13th January 2018 10am - 1pm Wednesday 25th April 2018 4 - 7pm Saturday 16th June 2018 10am - 1pm
Bournville College Please see college website and local media for details
South and City College Wednesday 4th October 2017 4 - 7pm Thursday 23rd November 2017 4 - 7pm Tuesday 23rd January 2018 4 - 7pm Wednesday 21st March 2018 4 - 7pm Saturday 9th June 2018 10am - 1pm
University College Birmingham UCB Saturday 25th November 2017
Dudley College Saturday 14th October 2017 10am - 2pm Saturday 20th January 2018 10am - 2pm Wednesday 13th June 2018 4 - 7pm
Halesowen College Please see college website and local media for details
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56 Heart of Worcestershire College Saturday 14th October 2017 All buildings Tuesday 21st November 2017 Worcester Campus Thursday 23rd November 2017 Redditch & Bromsgrove Campuses Tuesday 13th March 2018 Redditch & Bromsgrove Campuses Thursday 15th March 2018 Worcester Campus
Sandwell College Please see college website and local media for details
Solihull College & University Centre Saturday 25th November 2017
Walsall College Please see college website and local media for details
Cadbury 6th Form College Please see college website and local media for details
Joseph Chamberlain College Saturday 14th October 2017 10am - 2pm Thursday 30th November 2017 6am - 7.30pm Thursday 25th January 2018 6am - 7.30pm
The Sixth Form College Solihull Saturday 7th October 2017 Open Day Thursday 9th November 2017 Open Evening Thurday 1st March 2018 Information Evening
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57 32. List of courses available at GFE Colleges COLLEGE Metropolitan College Birmingham College Bournville and City College South Birmingham University College College Dudley Halesowen College Heart of Worcestershire College College Sandwell College Solihull Walsall College College Form 6th Cadbury Joseph Chamberlain College College Form Sixth Solihull
Foundation Learning
Arabic
Catering
Customer Service
Employability Skills
Entry Level Qualifications
ESOL
Functional Skills
Independent Living Skills
Hair & Beauty
Hospitality
Language Skills
Princes
Vocational Experience
Work Skills
Level 1 Qualifications
Accounts
Animal Care
Applied Science
Art & Design
Bakery
Building Services
Business Administration
Caring
Carpentry
Catering
Childcare
58 COLLEGE Metropolitan College Birmingham College Bournville and City College South Birmingham University College College Dudley Halesowen College Heart of Worcestershire College College Sandwell College Solihull Walsall College College Form 6th Cadbury Joseph Chamberlain College College Form Sixth Solihull
Level 1 Qualifications cont’d
Computing & Creative Media
Construction Trades
Decorating
Design and Media
Electrical Installation
Engineering
Fashion
Graphic Arts
Hair & Beauty
Health & Social Care
Horticulture
Hospitality
Law and Business
Motor Cycle Maintenance
Motor Vehicle Maintenance
Music
Performance Art
Photography
Plastering
Plumbing
Public Services
Retail
Sports & Fitness
Travel & Tourism
Uniform/Public Services
Warehousing/Logistics
59 COLLEGE Metropolitan College Birmingham College Bournville and City College South Birmingham University College College Dudley Halesowen College Heart of Worcestershire College College Sandwell College Solihull Walsall College College Form 6th Cadbury Joseph Chamberlain College College Form Sixth Solihull
COURSE AND TYPE
Trainee Apprenticeship
Accounts
Animal Care
Automotive Engineering
Bakery
Barbering
Beauty Therapy
Building
Business Administration
Butchery
Carpentry
Catering
Son/daughtercare
Cleaning Services
Clinical Healthcare
Computing
Construction Trades
Customer Service
Decorating
Dental Nursing
Design
Driving Goods Vehicles
Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
Gas Apprenticeship
Hairdressing
Health & Social Care
Horticulture
60 COLLEGE Metropolitan College Birmingham College Bournville and City College South Birmingham University College College Dudley Halesowen College Heart of Worcestershire College College Sandwell College Solihull Walsall College College Form 6th Cadbury Joseph Chamberlain College College Form Sixth Solihull
COURSE AND TYPE Trainee Apprenticeship cont’d
Hospitality
Hotel Reception/Front of House
Interactive Media
Leadership Skills
Logistic Operations
Marketing
Medical Careers
Motor Vehicle
Pharmacy
Plastering
Plumbing
Reception
Retail
Signmaking
Sport
Teaching Support
Travel & Tourism
Vehicle Maintenance
Warehousing
Advanced Apprenticeships
Accounts
Animal/Horse Care
Automotive Engineering
Bakery
Barbering
Beauty Therapy
Business Administration
61 COLLEGE Metropolitan College Birmingham College Bournville and City College South Birmingham University College College Dudley Halesowen College Heart of Worcestershire College College Sandwell College Solihull Walsall College College Form 6th Cadbury Joseph Chamberlain College College Form Sixth Solihull
COURSE AND TYPE Advanced Apprenticeship cont’d
Butchery
Catering
Chef Apprenticeships
Childcare
Civil Engineering
Clinical Healthcare
Computing
Construction Trades
Creative/Social Media
Customer Service
Dental Nursing
Early Years Practitioner
Electrical Installation
Electrical Servicing
Engineering
Finance & Accounts
Gas
Hairdressing
Health & Social Care
Horticulture
Hospitality & Catering
Laboratory Technician
Management
Marketing
Motor Vehicle Maintenance
Pharmacy Technician
Plumbing & Heating
Refrigeration
62 COLLEGE Metropolitan College Birmingham College Bournville and City College South Birmingham University College College Dudley Halesowen College Heart of Worcestershire College College Sandwell College Solihull Walsall College College Form 6th Cadbury Joseph Chamberlain College College Form Sixth Solihull
COURSE AND TYPE Advanced Apprenticeship cont’d
Retail
Sign Making
Sports
Supporting Teaching
Travel and Tourism
Vehicle Maintenance
Warehousing
GCSEs
Assortment of subjects
A-Levels
Assortment of subjects
BTEC
Assortment of subjects and vocational
Please note: courses provided by the colleges are subject to change. Please check the college website for an up-to-date list of the courses that they are currently offering.
33. Your son/daughter’s guide to data protection
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives everyone the right to check how their personal information is obtained and used by the LA. The Data Protection Act 1998 also places obligations on the LA about the manner in which it manages or discloses that information.
What information do we hold and how do we obtain it? Generally, we receive information about your son/daughter from one or more of the following sources: • the secondary school your son/daughter attend; • the form your son/daughter completes and sends to us.
63 For what purpose do we use your son/daughter’s information? A number of purposes such as: • to allocate your son/daughter a place at a Post 16 provision; • disclosing to schools, possibly the Department of Education and other officers in the LA, if they are entitled to see it.
Keeping your son/daughter’s information secure We ensure that we have in place appropriate security, given the nature of the data and the harm that might result from its disclosure.
We also: • do not hold information about your son/daughter that is excessive in relation to the purpose for which it is processed; • keep any information held about your son/daughter accurate and where necessary up to date, but to help us to do this, could your son/daughter please keep us informed if any of your son/daughter’s details change; • do not keep data processed for any purpose or purposes longer than necessary; • process your son/daughter’s information in accordance with your rights under the Data Protection Act.
Your son/daughter’s rights Your son/daughter has the following rights under the Data Protection Act 1988 in relation to the information we hold about you: • Access to personal data. Your son/daughter may request by writing to the address below, details of the information that we hold about them and the purpose(s) for which it is held. We will provide the information in a permanent form, as at the time of the request, subject to any routine processing continuing between that time and the time of response. Your son/ daughter’s request will be met within 40 days of receiving the request, or, if later, of receipt of any supplementary information needed to establish your son/daughter’s relationship with the authority or verify your son/daughter’s identity; • Your son/daughter is entitled, by notice in writing, to require us to cease (or not to begin) processing personal data on the grounds that it is causing, or is likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to your son/daughter or to another and that damage or distress is, or would be unwarranted. This does not apply where your son/daughter have consented to the processing, the processing is necessary for the compliance with a legal obligation, or the processing is necessary to protect your son/daughter’s vital interests; • Your son/daughter is entitled, by notice in writing, to require us to stop using information about them for the purposes of direct marketing. Direct marketing means the communication (by whatever means) of any advertising or marketing material which is directed to you.
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33. Career Action Plan 34. The Career Action Plan
The Career Action Plan First name: Surname:
Date of birth: Home phone: Mobile:
Email:
Present placement / school:
Where am I now? What Year Group are you? What course are you doing?
What are my future plans? What are your son/daughter’s plans and ideas for the end of this school year? What are your son/daughter’s long term career ideas?
What do I need to do to achieve my plans and by when? Examples: Apply to named colleges, attend open days on set days, research particular career ideas, consider work experiences, achieve the grades, when will the actions be reviewed etc. Actions to be done: By when:
Signed by student: Date:
Signed by careers adviser: Date:
Email of careers adviser:
65 Birmingham Local Offer Online Information For more up to date information on Birmingham Post 16 Placements select ‘Schools, Colleges and Education’ box in the following link and then choose ‘Transition from Primary to Secondary and Secondary to Further Education’ box.
https://childrens.mycareinbirmingham.org.uk/local-offer-main-page.aspx
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67 Opportunities for Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or Education Health Care Plans in Birmingham POST 16 Transition Booklet 2018 To download an electronic version visit: www.birmingham.gov.uk/senar
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